Estonia to Station US Tanks, Combat Vehicles in October

[Ars Moriendi]

Estonia to Station US Tanks, Combat Vehicles in October

http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140...n-October.html


NATO troops stationed in Poland

TALLINN, August 14 (RIA Novosti) – Estonia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that a US Army armored infantry company equipped with M1 Abrams tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers will be stationed in the country, Postimees newspaper reported Thursday.

Peeter Kuimet, the representative of Estonian Defense Ministry’s press service, confirmed to this to the newspaper, adding that details regarding the exact number of personnel, the date of arrival, home station and the number of tanks and other hardware are being worked out
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Earlier, US Stars and Stripes newspaper reported that in October four companies with a total of 600 troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry US Army Division, will be moved to Poland and the Baltic states to replace units from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, currently stationed in the region.

In April, Washington sent four paratrooper companies to Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to support its NATO allies amid the crisis in Ukraine. More than 150 troops are stationed in Estonia without heavy armament, conducting military training for local troops.

[mikhail]

Disgusting, Europe is being colonized by a non-white country (USA). Have the Estonians no sense of independence?

[Ars Moriendi]

Disgusting, Europe is being colonized by a non-white country (USA). Have the Estonians no sense of independence?

I don't think Estonians have ever managed to keep an independent State for more than a couple of decades.

The 1920s State at least had a broadly autonomous foreign policy, similar to Finland. Current Estonia is however one of the most controlled countries when it comes to the American Protectorate over Europe (NATO+EU).

[mikhail]

I don't think Estonians have ever managed to keep an independent State for more than a couple of decades.

The 1920s State at least had a broadly autonomous foreign policy, similar to Finland. Current Estonia is however one of the most controlled countries when it comes to the American Protectorate over Europe (NATO+EU).

I think that if the American bases were removed from Europe, all of the BS about EU-Russia "agressive foreign policy" towards one another would die out and finally, after so long, Europe would be free from the USA.

[Ars Moriendi]

It would seem Tallinn isn't only working to position military assets on its territory, but also compels all neighbours to avoid negociations with Russia.

Estonia says Finland, Russia meeting could undermine EU unity

http://www.eesti.ca/estonia-says-fin...y/article42908

IGA - Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Paet has criticized a meeting between Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying it could undermine EU unity.

"I think it is better if the interaction with Russia is centralized in the EU," said Paet to Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat.

He noted that it is difficult for the EU to pursue a common foreign policy, when member states hold bilateral talks with Russia and act on the basis of different information.

"The situation is better from Russia's point of view, when it speaks separately with each EU member state, and as little as possible with the EU," Paet said.

The significance of the meeting of Niinisto and Putin can be evaluated only when its result is known, said the Estonian foreign minister, public broadcasting reports.

Paet knew about Niinisto and Putin's meeting in advance since the Finnish president had called the president of Estonia to inform him about it.

Paet recalled that in the spring, the EU member states agreed to freeze high-level meetings with Russia. Niinisto is not the only one who has since met with Putin. Putin visited Austria and France for the Normandy landing anniversary celebrations.

"Some state leaders are calling Putin every night," said Paet. "Unfortunately, I do not see results. What has been achieved?"

[mikhail]

It would seem Tallinn isn't only working to position military assets on its territory, but also compels all neighbours to avoid negociations with Russia.

Estonia says Finland, Russia meeting could undermine EU unity

http://www.eesti.ca/estonia-says-fin...y/article42908

IGA - Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Paet has criticized a meeting between Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying it could undermine EU unity.

"I think it is better if the interaction with Russia is centralized in the EU," said Paet to Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat.

He noted that it is difficult for the EU to pursue a common foreign policy, when member states hold bilateral talks with Russia and act on the basis of different information.

"The situation is better from Russia's point of view, when it speaks separately with each EU member state, and as little as possible with the EU," Paet said.

The significance of the meeting of Niinisto and Putin can be evaluated only when its result is known, said the Estonian foreign minister, public broadcasting reports.

Paet knew about Niinisto and Putin's meeting in advance since the Finnish president had called the president of Estonia to inform him about it.

Paet recalled that in the spring, the EU member states agreed to freeze high-level meetings with Russia. Niinisto is not the only one who has since met with Putin. Putin visited Austria and France for the Normandy landing anniversary celebrations.

"Some state leaders are calling Putin every night," said Paet. "Unfortunately, I do not see results. What has been achieved?"

EU unity ? Alright, it's official, Estonia doesn't even want be be independent, they want to be assimilated by Western Europe, I guess that's the "EU unity" they are looking for. What a sad, pathetic little vassal state that doesn't even realize how valuable independence is.

[Ars Moriendi]

EU unity ? Alright, it's official, Estonia doesn't even want be be independent, they want to be assimilated by Western Europe, I guess that's the "EU unity" they are looking for. What a sad, pathetic little vassal state that doesn't even realize how valuable independence is.

Completely true.
Estonia joined the Eurozone after the financial crisis, fully knowing that the currency was anything but benefitial. It defends the European Union construct, even if the majority of member States are starting to see it for the bureaucratic, financial-oriented, American Protectorate thing that it truly is. And it's so adamant in that zealous defence, that it can even point the finger to its supposed "brother" countries like Finland, and denounce them to Brussels/Washington (same thing at the end of the day) for not being loyal enough.

I guess the historic destiny can't be avoided. Estonia wants to stop being a Russian Governorate, to return to the postiion of Scandinavian vassal. Considering how Scandinavia itself is now under the American Protectorate, their behaviour is easily understood.

The only thing left to wonder is if Russia will try to recover Köhtlo-Järva (vast Russian majority) or not. The rest of the country will get what it naively thinks it needs, and what it actually does deserve.

[mikhail]

Completely true.
Estonia joined the Eurozone after the financial crisis, fully knowing that the currency was anything but benefitial. It defends the European Union construct, even if the majority of member States are starting to see it for the bureaucratic, financial-oriented, American Protectorate thing that it truly is. And it's so adamant in that zealous defence, that it can even point the finger to its supposed "brother" countries like Finland, and denounce them to Brussels/Washington (same thing at the end of the day) for not being loyal enough.

I guess the historic destiny can't be avoided. Estonia wants to stop being a Russian Governorate, to return to the postiion of Scandinavian vassal. Considering how Scandinavia itself is now under the American Protectorate, their behaviour is easily understood.

The only thing left to wonder is if Russia will try to recover Köhtlo-Järva (vast Russian majority) or not. The rest of the country will get what it naively thinks it needs, and what it actually does deserve.

What Estonia deserves (in my opinion, anyway ) is to become an oblast in russia as punishment for the war crimes Estonia has committed against the world by supporting the USA so loyally. I pitty all countries which have american bases in them, and unfortunately, my own country has american bases in it (although the American bases in bulgaria are scheduled to be abandoned in 2016, luckily ) it makes me even more regretful to see countries such as as poland and romania are actually asking for the USA to build permanent bases on their land. This is no longer colonial Europe, this is now the colony of Europe.

[Ars Moriendi]

Seems a bit unnecessary for the Russians to have all of Estonia (not only Köhtlo-Järva), seeing as the Estonians would probably become a seditious territorial minority. Similar to the North Caucasus Republics. Too many problems for no reason.

Still, Köhtlo-Järva could use the old Estonian Governorate (Russian) flag:

[mikhail]

Some butthurt Baltic guy is down voting all the comments.